After leaving the interrogation room, the executive took off the mask on his face, took the wet towel from the assistant next to him, wiped his face, and asked, "Is there still no clue about the deceased?" ”

"Nope." The assistant shook his head, "The explosives are all prepared with some daily chemicals, and the source has not been traced, as for the poison, it is found to be a drug called 'Black Scythe', the main ingredient is strychnine, the toxicity level is sixth, this is a white crystalline powder, which can be used as a central nervous system stimulant, and can also be used to remove parasites in the intestines, of course, this refers to a very small amount of use." In the old days, this kind of thing was also used as a powerful rat poison, oral, inhaled, skin or eye contact can cause poisoning, the poison occurs in about ten to twenty minutes, will destroy the poisoned person's central nervous system, cause muscle atrophy, spasm and suffocation, and finally the poisoned person will die in great pain——"

"Has it been confirmed?"

"Yes, when we found the body of the deceased, it was curled up in the corner, with a small number of scratching marks on the wall and the floor, all of which were similar to strychnine poisoning, and in the deceased's kettle, we detected residual strychnine, in addition to that, there was also a part of slaked lime precipitated at the bottom of the pot, which was exactly the same as the composition of the 'black sickle'."

"And where did the 'Black Scythe' come from?"

"It can't be verified, this medicine is sold in the black market of many shelters, and most residents use this medicine to deal with small mutated creatures such as bloodthirsty rats, especially in several slums where rat plagues are more rampant, and the 'black sickle' medicine is one of the must-haves, because of the simple process and low cost, many small workshops can produce 'black sickles', so ...... If you want to investigate one by one, the number of people involved is probably more than 100,000......"

The assistant didn't continue, but the implication couldn't be more obvious, and this clue could be regarded as broken.

"Alas...... Forget it, at least we now know what the trigger of genetic collapse is, and how many of the soldiers who have been injected with genetic drugs have eaten this batch of canned food? ”

"It's still in the statistics, and based on the available data, the expectation is about one-fifth."

"One in five...... That's going to have to be more than 10,000 people......" the executive rubbed his temples vigorously, "really...... It's a headache...... By the way, is there any new indication down there? ”

"There are no new directives, only one thing that must be kept secret, and in addition, the 'organization' has opened up to you a new thirty-six powers, including the mobilization of the Union gendarmerie."

"Confidential...... There are more than 100,000 people in this sixth district, including the staff...... Do they think that this matter can be suppressed for how long, and that the complete command of the gendarmerie unit is handed over to me with the intention of making me kill people? These old immortals, this kind of back-the-pot work only knows how to buckle my head-"

"Sir, it's better to be cautious in this kind of talk...... the assistant glanced around, and only reminded his boss in a low voice after making sure that there was no one else in this passage.

"Don't worry, as long as you're still useful to those who don't die, even if you shout at them in front of them, they won't do anything to you, and if you are useless to them one day, even if you hold their legs and kowtow to them, they will kick them away mercilessly-" The executive stretched his back, "Okay, now let's go and see how the new quarantine area goes, and I hope those guys from the engineering team don't let me lose my temper again." ”

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Shelter No. 444, Wealthy District, Villa of the Chairman of the Edas Consortium.

"There are fifteen minutes to go into the second round of the gap, why haven't reinforcements appeared yet! Could it be that he was killed by the parasite halfway through? "The falcon stood by the window of the villa, outside the high-voltage electric field, still surrounded by a large number of parasites under black pressure, and as for their reinforcements, not even half a shadow could be seen.

"It's not enough to be killed, they are equipped with our no heavy weapons, and there are power armored troops, plus this is an underground shelter, the terrain is narrow, unlike the vast wasteland in the wasteland, the heavy troops still have a certain advantage when facing the parasites...... "Qi Lin shook his head.

"But according to the appointed time, they should have arrived here five minutes ago!"

Qi Lin didn't speak, but his gaze fell on a black backpack, which was No. 4's backpack, half of the communication equipment was exposed from the opening of the backpack, and the red indicator light was flashing non-stop.

"Honestly...... I have a not-so-good hunch......"

Qi Lin took the communication device out of his backpack and opened it, only to see a communication request from "Identification Signal A017" displayed on the screen.

The identification signal A017 is the contact number of the support force found by the previous four.

After hesitating for half a second, Qi Lin put on the headset and knocked down the "Y" button on behalf of the communication.

The call quality of the voice communication was very poor, and the chaotic sound of electricity was quite harsh, but Qi Lin could still hear the constant gunshots, explosions, and screams on the other side, and it was obvious that he was in the midst of a fierce battle.

“…… Hiss...... Hey, hey? Is it someone from the rescue operation squad? …… Hiss...... We are the ...... of the 017th Mixed Unit of the Coalition Forces Hiss...... Please answer if you receive it...... Hiss...... Please answer ...... received"

"Roger, this is the rescue operation team, I want to know why the support didn't arrive on time." Qi Lin said.

“…… Hiss...... appeared...... Hiss...... Very serious emergencies...... Hiss...... Evolvers in Mixed Units...... There have been a large number of unnatural deaths...... Hiss...... We lost the strongest part of our forces and the vast majority of our officers...... We were going to retreat for a while, but we were suddenly ...... Hiss...... Some of the parasites that poured out were caught in the bag...... Now the casualties have exceeded half, and about two-thirds of the power armor has been destroyed...... We are now unable to protect ourselves...... I can't help you......"

“…… Okay, I see, good luck to you. After a few seconds of silence, Qi Lin replied.

The Evolver died a large number of unnatural deaths, and he knew on his heels that the support troops had suffered the same situation as them...... Those soldiers who died suddenly must have been injected with that incomplete genetic drug.

Without the Evolver and the loss of a large amount of power armor, it is estimated that it has become a question whether this support force can now be withdrawn to the forward base.

As for rescuing Qi Lin and them, it was an impossible task.

"It's really a disaster...... "Hung up the communication, Qi Lin said with a wry smile.